The hardest things

I know that I didn't get here in a day. No. It took four children and many doughnuts to get me this far. If you are what you eat, then I am 50% vanilla creme filled. I love my cake and I definitely eat it, too.

However, I have heard it said that anything worth doing is generally difficult. I mean, think about it. All of the decisions that I have had to make that have made the biggest impact on my life have been made through some of the most difficult times in my life.

Wanting to go to college? ...easy. Wanting to study to pass finals? ....hard.

Wanting to marry the love of my life? ...easy. Staying married? ...hard.

Wanting to have children? ...easy. Pushing? ...hard. Raising them? ...hard.

Wanting to go to heaven? ...easy. Living for Christ in this world? ....hard.

Wanting another doughnut? ....easy. Living healthy for my children? ...hard.

Beginning something is very easy. Most of us have the best of intentions when we start something, but then we become like water and flow wherever the lands bends and bows. Stopping that flow is hard.

But you know what? My God parted the Red Sea. He's that big. The flow of my life does not have to continue down a path of self destruction. I know that there are people out there that don't struggle with turning away that second helping of mac n cheese. I know that there are people out there that never touch a soda or struggle with whether or not to open up those chips. I am not one of them. These are difficult decisions for me.

Today I resolve to make the difficult decision. Today I will chose to give all of my food choices over to the Lord and allow him to walk me through the difficult decisions.

Running on the treadmill? ...easy because it's God's best for me.

Drinking water all day instead of coffee? ...easy because it's God's best for me.

Eating a salad for lunch instead of snacking on junk food? ...easy because it's God's best for me.

Praying about my choices? ...easy because it's God's best for me.